GOD'S CREATURES
Film - CineMasters Competition Filmfest 2023

GOD'S CREATURES

Directed by Saela Davis, Anna Rose Holmer

Info

Director: Saela Davis, Anna Rose Holmer
Section: CineMasters Competition
Country: Ireland, United Kingdom
Year: 2022
PT: GOD’S CREATURES
Language: English
Version: Original version
Cast: Emily Watson, Paul Mescal, Aisling Franciosi, Declan Conlon, Toni O’Rourke
18+ (no age rating)

Logline

A rugged coastline forms the backdrop to a complex drama about guilt, repressed conflicts, and family ties.

A small Irish fishing village is defined by rigid patterns: the men go out to sea, and the women work in a factory where the catch is processed. This routine is broken, however, when one son drowns, another returns from abroad, relationships fall apart, and oysters suddenly disappear. That's when the matriarch, Aileen, who works in the factory, faces her greatest ordeal of all.

Meet the director

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Saela Davis, Anna Rose Holmer

Anna Rose Holmer and Saela Davis reside in Brooklyn, New York, and have collaborated on numerous fictional and documentary works in recent years. They've taken on a wide variety of roles, serving as director, writer, editor, cinematographer, or producer, depending on the project. Their film THE FITS premiered in Venice in 2015. GOD'S CREATURES is the first feature film they've directed together.

Credits

Screenplay: Shane Crowley
Director of Photography: Chayse Irvin
Film Editor: Jeanne Applegate & Julia Bloche
Composer: Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans
Production Designer: Inbal Weinberg
Costume Design: Joan Bergin and Lara Campbell
Sound design: Chris Foster
Casting director: Shaheen Baig
Producer: Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly
Production Company: A24, BBC Film